David Andrews Princess Royal - 6206 Princess Marie Louise

Oh yes, the drawing is complete, it just needs final fitting to the footplate. It has been suggested that I look at the firebox extensions that fit under the footplate too as among other things, the boiler bands don't match up with those above the footplate.


I am not sure that you will need the Mono X though it's only 85mm long by 50mm high

It does look quite simple now that it's finished but I have had to learn quite a few new, to me, drawing techniques to get all the details onto the complex shape.

 

Ahh, got you, I lose track of which one is which...
Fingers crossed it will be heading your way later today.

 

It was kindly pointed out over on Western Thunder that the rear washout plug on the right hand side was obscured by the boiler band. A detail that I had missed.
Domestic stuff got in the way yesterday so I have only just had time to look at it.



I still need to do the check and correct against the footplate, next job hopefully.

 

I had made the amendments to make it fit to the footplate and sent off an stl file to Mossy when someone on the GOG forum mentioned the front corners of the firebox. Initially I had planned to leave them as they were but the same gent popped up a really clear photo of the firebox corners so I revisited them this morning.

 

I will send them together unless you would prefer one beforehand?

 

Cool will do. I may have a go at the bottom pieces tomorrow.

 

I have been working away at the ashpan sections during odd half hours where it wasn't worth getting into any physical modelling. I am almost there with it now, I just need to thicken up the top at bottom at the rear to make it match the DA castings.


The clamp on the bottom curve is very much a representation as I didn't think anything finer would print successfully and if it did it would probably get knocked off during fitting.

 

Separate bodies, these two (it will be mirrored when I have finished the design work) fit under the footplate with the upper firebox on top of the footplate.

Nearly there, I just need to see if I can workout where the screws will fit. then they are done.

 

The firebox prints arrived today and I have to say that they have printed really well. Sadly somewhere along the line I made an error with the height and they are too tall so some revision of the drawings is in order.



Do bear in mind that these photos are greatly enlarged.

 

The MK II firebox is slowly coming together. I have taken the opportunity to do things in a different order making for a more efficient drawing. I also took the opportunity to make the washout plugs look a bit more randomly screwed in.



Still some way to go though.